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Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our dependence on the efficacy of money.

William Shenstone

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William Shenstone
Age: 48 †
Born: 1714
Born: November 18
Died: 1763
Died: February 11
Gardener
Horticulturist
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Every
Efficacy
Increases
Dependence
Instance
Increase
Friend
Single
Money
Insincerity

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